Activity – Colin Hughes

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, Why Apple Voice Control needs an AI upgrade 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Apple’s press release for the new M3 MacBook Air launched this week described the machine as the “world’s best consumer laptop for AI.” The claim comes ahead of WWDC 2024, when the tech giant is expected to anno […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses: hands-free heaven for accessibility 10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses launched last October and succeeded the first-generation Ray-Ban Stories. They are a collaboration between Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, and Ray-Ban, the iconic […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, How I influenced Apple’s Siri updates and what other accessibility features I’m hoping for in 2024 11 months, 2 weeks ago

In iOS 17.4, currently in beta testing, there is a new option to set ‌Siri‌ to read incoming messages in a specific language like French, Spanish, German, and many more.The change does not update the primary lan […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, KeyboardMike Plus review: SpeechWare’s new highly accurate voice dictation microphone 12 months ago

In today’s digital world, talking instead of typing has become a game-changer. With voice dictation, you can easily turn your spoken words into written text, making tasks like sending emails and messages super […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, Sunak scrapping dedicated minister for disabled people makes no sense 1 year, 1 month ago

I am deeply concerned by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to remove the dedicated role of Minister for Disabled People, a position that has been part of government for decades. The move is regrettable, and i […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, Enhancing Ray-Ban Stories: 5 ways Meta can improve its ailing smart glasses 1 year, 5 months ago

Meta is struggling to retain users for its Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses, with over 90 percent of consumers having abandoned the platform, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

Launched in September […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, AirPods can authenticate you for Siri requests in iOS 17 1 year, 5 months ago

Siri has long been a game-changer for people with upper limb mobility issues, allowing voice control of a wide range of tasks on Apple devices like the iPhone.

However, one frustrating user experience that […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, Meta updates Ray-Ban Stories with three useful features 1 year, 7 months ago

As Apple prepares to unveil its first foray into smart wearable headgear, the soon to be launched Reality Pro headset, Meta has been busy upgrading its Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses, which have been around since […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, 6 ways Meta can improve Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses 1 year, 9 months ago

As someone who has been using Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses all day every day for the past five months, (with added prescription lenses), I have been impressed with their ability to capture photos and videos, and […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, Apple adds Siri Shortcuts action for auto-answer calls in iOS 16.4 beta 1 year, 11 months ago

Last week Apple released the latest beta version of its iPhone operating system iOS 16.4 to developers and public beta testers.

iOS 16.4 beta is full of new features. These include new emoji, enhanced support […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, Meta Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses to offer hands-free calling and texting 1 year, 11 months ago

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, announced in a blog post this week that it will soon be rolling out a new feature on its Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses that will allow users to make hands-free phone calls using […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, Ring Intercom: an accessible and secure addition to your home security 1 year, 11 months ago

When it comes to home security, there are a lot of options out there. From traditional alarm systems to smart video doorbells, it can be hard to know what’s right for you. One product that has recently caught my […]

Andrew replied 1 month, 1 week ago

Hi Colin,

I’ve checked the compatibility page and the 3176 is shown as not compatible. Is yours still working fine? If so, any chance you remember which wires you used and where you put them into?
- Colin Hughes replied 1 month ago
  
  Hi Andrew yes my Ring Intercom is still working. The wiring is per photo in post. I encourage you to speak to Ring technical support. They were very helpful. It took a while to set up and some trouble shooting required with them but we got there in the end. Good luck with it

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, Voice dictation game changer: My experience with Google’s Project Relate app 1 year, 11 months ago

After a lifetime living with the effects of the progressive muscle wasting condition muscular dystrophy I would describe my speech as non-standard because I don’t have the breath to speak long sentences, and when […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, Enhancing accessibility: WhatsApp Mac beta with native Apple Silicon support now available to all users 1 year, 11 months ago

WhatsApp has been working on an updated Mac app that features native Apple silicon support, and a beta version of the app is now available to all WhatsApp users. This beta version is a significant upgrade from the […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, How Ray-Ban Stories help me take photos and videos for the first time 2 years, 1 month ago

Ray-Ban Stories are wearable smart glasses that give you a new way to capture photos and video, message and call with WhatsApp, listen to music, and like all sunglasses protect your eyes from glaring rays on a […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, Apple Accessibility Preview: the unanswered questions 2 years, 7 months ago

Ahead of its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on the 6th of June Apple has previewed updated accessibility features coming to its platforms later this year.

Among the software updates with the […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, KeyboardMike: how I invented a microphone for speech recognition 2 years, 9 months ago

Getting high levels of accuracy in the words you dictate into a email client, website text box, or document on a computer with speech recognition applications is no easy task.

Tech companies that make voice […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, Apple adds useful new feature to Mac Voice Control but didn’t tell anyone 2 years, 10 months ago

The third update to macOS Monterey for Mac computers was released last week. Among the headline grabbing new software tricks in macOS 12.3 is Universal Control, a feature that lets you control multiple Macs and […]

Colin Hughes wrote a new post, iOS 15.4 update: Face ID works again for CPAP mask wearers 2 years, 10 months ago

This week has seen Apple release iOS 15.4 for iPhone users. It’s a big update that brings quite a few useful new features to the iPhone, including the ability to turn off notifications for personal automations i […]

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